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CHAINSAW ABORTION, MISANTHROPIC To Release Split Album In August

St. Louis-based death metal projects CHAINSAW ABORTION and MISANTHROPIC will issue a split album, "Industrial Strength Metal", on August 28 via Asylum Recordings. The release date was pushed back due to a change of recording studios. To give everyone an idea of what's to come, the projects have post...

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BYZANTINE: 'Oblivion Beckons' Artwork Unveiled

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE have posted the cover artwork for their forthcoming record, "Oblivion Beckons", at their MySpace page. The artwork was created by Donnie Searls, who also directed the band's "Jeremiad" video and the "Salvation" DVD. "Oblivion Beckons" is scheduled...

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GUTWORM To Be Joined By BIOMECHANICAL Guitarist For Album, Tour

British extreme metallers GUTWORM will reportedly be joined by BIOMECHANICAL's Jamie Hunt (guitar) for their next tour and album. The follow-up to 2004's "Ruin the Memory", entitled "Disfigured Narcissus", will be recorded at Priory Recording Studios and will be released this September via Anticultu...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER Pull Out Of BROOKLYN METALFEST; JASMIN ST. CLAIRE To MC Event

Jasmin St. Claire, host of the "Metal's Dark Side" DVD and TV series, has been added as the special MC of the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. She will be on hand to announce all the bands and ...

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BYZANTINE Finishes Tracking Songs For 'Oblivion Beckons'

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE have completed tracking for the band's forthcoming record, "Oblivion Beckons", which will see a September release through Prosthetic Records. "Well, after 4 months of holing ourselves up in the studio at 101 Productions, only taking a break to hit...

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Former FEAR OF GOD, HAVE MERCY Members Resurface In DEN OF GERMS

DEN OF GERMS, the Baltimore-based "drunk, metal, punk" band featuring former members of HAVE MERCY, FEAR OF GOD and JAKKPOT, has posted four new songs from their self-financed 13-song full-length CD on the group's MySpace page. The CD was recorded at High View Studio in Baltimore with veteran engine...

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New BYZANTINE MP3 Available Exclusively On iTunes

West Virginia thrashers BYZANTINE have made the track "Cradle Song" available on iTunes. Only available on the band's recently relesaed DVD, entitled "Salvation", and not featured on the band's forthcoming record, the track is available for purchase here. Featuring a live film performance, bootleg p...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER, Ex-ANTHRAX Guitarist Confirmed For BROOKLYN METALFEST

BYZANTINE, ATTACKER and former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano have been confirmed for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The first band will hit the stage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and at 12 noon on Saturday....

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DEICIDE Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METAL FEST XIX

Long-running Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have been confirmed for the Milwaukee Metal Fest XIX, set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 MILE SCREAM A.N.J. ABACINATE ACHERONGODLESS RISING AGENT STEEL ANAL BLAST...

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BYZANTINE Offers In-Studio Update, Touring Plans

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE are currently in the studio finishing recording for the band's upcoming full-length, "Oblivion Beckons". Mixing will take place at Highview Studios by Drew Mazurek and the album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. A late-summ...

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MILWAUKEE METALFEST XIX: First 36 Bands Announced

The organizers of Milwaukee Metal Fest XIX — which is scheduled to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI — have announced that the majority of its undercard has been booked. Undercard bands are featured, non-headlining acts. 36 featured bands are listed below. Though the l...

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BYZANTINE: 'Salvation' DVD Trailer Available

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrash band BYZANTINE has now made its forthcoming DVD, "Salvation", available for pre-order at link text this location. Scheduled for an April 17 release through Prosthetic Records, "Salvation" will feature live performances, bootleg performances, interviews, tutori...

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GOD FORBID: More International Tour Dates Announced

New Jersey's GOD FORBID will be touring Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Alaska for the first time this March. The group is currently wrapping up its Revolver-sponsored "Chains of Humanity Tour" that also features extreme metal titans GOATWHORE, MNEMIC, ARSIS and BYZANTINE. This tour...

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GOD FORBID Debuts New Video; Prepares To Shoot First DVD

New Jersey's GOD FORBID is more than half way through their Revolver-sponsored "Chains of Humanity Tour" that also features extreme metal titans GOATWHORE, MNEMIC, ARSIS and BYZANTINE. This tour is GOD FORBID's first headlining run in support of their latest acclaimed album, "IV: Constitution of Tre...

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EYEHATEGOD Tribute Album Moved Up A Month

Emetic Records has set pushed up the projected release date of "For the Sick – A Tribute to Eyehategod" to February 20 from the previously announced March 20. According to the label, "all the artists involved in the release are friends or fans of the sludge legends and we are happy to have the best...